/ 2025 / Fine Art / Digitally Enhanced

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Cheraine Collette, Netherlands
• Website
  https://CheraineCollette.com
• Instagram
  https://instagram.com/CheraineCollette

A steppe zebra leaps down the spiral staircase of Villa Farnese, framed by a marble painting from Reggia di Caserta and a classical sculpture from Vienna. Delicate butterflies, some hidden in plain sight, drift through the scene, symbols of lightness within grandeur. Crafted over years from 500 photographic layers and hand-painted details using a Wacom Cintiq Pro, this work from my Treasures series reflects on how we elevate human beauty, yet forget we are part of nature’s own fragile masterpiece.

Cheraine Collette, 1993, the Netherlands, is recognized for her ethereal photographic paintings that blur the boundaries between reality and imagination. She’s included in the permanent Museum collection of the Museo d'Arte di Chianciano Terme and exhibited at prestigious venues such as Art Basel CONTEXT Miami and Scope Miami, Contemporary Istanbul, Art Karlsruhe, and the 8th Biennale of Chianciano. Solo shows in Amsterdam and Barcelona, and her work has been featured in group shows across the globe. Her works are an oeuvre found in esteemed corporate and private collections worldwide.

Awards Cheraine’s work has been published by NG China Traveler, twice in 2020, and is featured by FORBES, My Modern Met, National Geographic, The Wallace Collection Museum, and many more.
She received over 300 prestigious international awards and honors since her first participation in 2019, immediately winning 1st place at the IPA, and including two Golden Pangea Trophies, and ‘Fine Art Photographer Of The Year’ from world-renowned institutions for her photographic paintings and books.